🇳🇪🇷🇺 Niger’s tailors rush to make Russian flags after coup

🇳🇪🇷🇺 Niger’s tailors rush to make Russian flags after coup Russian flags have been in demand since President Mohamed Bazoum was toppled late last month in a military takeover, leading to some Russian support among crowds that celebrated the coup. Residents of Niamey carry fabrics in the colors of the Russian tricolor to tailors to sew the flag. Some of them say they did not know the Russian flag before the coup, but now they see it as a tribute to fashion. It echoes similar outpourings of pro-Russian sentiments after recent military takeovers in other West African countries. In addition to the Russian flag, the flags of Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea are also popular. Support for Russia has accompanied a rise in anti-French sentiment across West Africa. Источник: Global News (EU, USA)